Explore the studio artwork of two generations of Moppetts in the new instalment of the National Gallery of Canada’s Masterpiece in Focus series, which opens Friday and runs through the summer. Featured are the vibrant murals and sculptures of Ron Moppett, one of Canada’s most renowned contemporary artists, alongside the work of his son, Damian Moppett, who interprets arts-history movements with a variety of media. While you’re at the gallery, visit the newly reconfigured Canadian and Indigenous galleries to see more than 150 works from 1968 to the present, including landmark pieces by Annie Pootoogook, Jessie Oonark and Norval Morrisseau. For museum hours and admission, go to gallery.ca.

Jazz Peter Hum

Ottawa vocalist Geri Childs is a lover of themed concerts and her latest one, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the intimate 46-seat venue GigSpace (953 Gladstone Ave.), finds her turning her attention to the music of Nat King Cole. The legendary crooner and pianist “left us with a cornucopia of wonderful songs to choose from. It was hard to limit ourselves,” says Childs. She’ll be joined by pianist Art Lawless, bassist Tom Denison, drummer Marilee Townsend and guest vocalist Laurie Nelson. Admission is $20. Call 613-729-0693 or visit gigspaceottawa.com to reserve.

Folk Lynn Saxberg

Treat your mother to an indie-folk getaway at the Black Sheep Inn on Sunday, Mother’s Day. On stage is the talented Southern Ontario singer-songwriter Beth Moore, with Ottawa’s Rachel Stiles. On Moore’s latest album, Five Out of Ten, she sings about heartache and joy in a voice that resonates with a distinctive twang, while Stiles plays with an intimacy that comes from writing songs in her bedroom. Tickets are $10 advance, available at theblacksheepinn.com.

Classical Peter Hum

Ottawa’s Thirteen Strings will stage a concert Friday night that juxtaposes the culture of Indigenous peoples with classical baroque music. The Thunderbird concert at St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts (310 St. Patrick St.) features the chamber orchestra in performance with mezzo-soprano Marion Newman, who has First Nations roots. On the program are works by baroque composers Matthew Locke and Henry Purcell, as well as Thunderbird, a commissioned work by Toronto-based composer Dustin Peters based on Indigenous people’s legends. The music starts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $40 ($10 for students) at Leading Note, Compact Music and Books on Beechwood and thirteenstrings.ca.

Theatre Lynn Saxberg

Pierre Brault mounts Portrait of an Unidentified Man, his popular one-man play about the prolific Hungarian art forger, Elmyr de Hory, at the Gladstone Theatre this month. It’s one of three solo shows this year featuring the Ottawa playwright-actor-comedian. (The next one is Blood on the Moon, which runs May 25-27 at Arts Court.) Tickets to Unidentified Man start at $17.47, available at thegladstone.ca. The play runs until May 20.

Food Peter Hum

A new farmers’ market selling local produce, baked goods and crafts is to open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Ottawa’s west end at the Log Farm (670 Cedarview Rd., between Hunt Club and Fallowfield roads). Vendors such as Ashton Beef, Kricklewood Farm, Beking’s Poultry, Rochon Gardens, Shepherd’s Spring Farm, King’s Creek Garlic, Nat’s Bread Company and more are expected to attend on a rotating basis. The market is to be open every Saturday until the end of October. More information: thelogfarm.com/farmers-market/

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